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United Kingdom, London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, https://bl.syriac.uk/ms/1115, Add. 18,714, London, BL, Add. 18,714, BL Add MS 18714, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, 226, William Wright, Catalogue of the Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838, CCXXVI

[This manuscript contains: An Index of the Lessons; A Jacobite Lectionary from the Gospels for the whole year. In total, including sub-sections, this manuscript contains 94 items.]

Syriac

title: An Index of the Lessons
See decoration description.

title: A Jacobite Lectionary from the Gospels for the whole year
rubric: ܥܠ ܣܒ̣ܪܐ ܘܬܘܟܠܢܐ̇ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ̣ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ. ܡܫܲܪܝܢܢ̇ ܕܢܟܬ݂ܘܒ̣ ܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ. ܕܛܛܪܐ̣ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܚܘܕܪܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܫ̇ܢܬܐ
  title: The Consecration (Dedication) of the Church
  rubric: ܕܩܘܿܕܫ ܥܕܬܐ
  title: The Annunciation of Zacharias
  title: The Annunciation of the blessed Virgin
  title: The Visit of Mary to Elizabeth
  title: The Nativity of S. John the Baptist
  title: The Sunday preceding the Nativity of our Lord
  rubric: ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܝܠ̣ܕܐ
  title: The Nativity of our Lord
  title: The Commemoration of the blessed Virgin
  title: The Massacre of the Innocents
  title: The Sunday after the Nativity
  rubric: ܩܪܝܢܐ̇ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܒܬܪ ܝ̣ܠܕܐ
  title: The Commemoration of Basil and Gregory
  title: The Epiphany
    title: The Consecration of Water
    rubric: ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܒܘܿܪܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ
  title: The Decollation of S. John the Baptist
  title: The Commemoration of S. Stephen
  title: The Commemoration of the Apostles
  title: The First Sunday after the Epiphany
  title: The second Sunday
  title: The third Sunday
  title: The fourth Sunday
  title: The fifth Sunday
  title: The sixth Sunday
  title: The Presentation of our Lord in the Temple
  title: The Commemoration of Bar-saumā
  title: The Sunday of the Priests
  rubric: ܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ
  title: The Sunday of the Entrance into Lent
  rubric: ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܚܕܒܫܒܐ ܕܥ̇ܠܠ ܨܘܡܐ
  title: The ferial days of the first week in Lent
  title: The second Sunday in Lent
  title: The ferial days of the second week
  title: The third Sunday in Lent
  title: The ferial days of the third week
  title: The fourth Sunday in Lent
  title: The ferial days of the fourth week
  title: The fifth Sunday in Lent
  title: The ferial days of the fifth week
  title: The Commemoration of the forty Martyrs of Sebaste
  title: The sixth Sunday in Lent
  title: The ferial days of the sixth week, ending with the Saturday of Lazarus
  title: Palm Sunday
  title: Passion (or Holy) Week
  rubric: ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܡܟ̈ܢ̣ܫܐ̇ ܡܢ ܐܪ̈ܒܥܬܝܗܘܢ̣ ܐܘ̈ܢܓܠܝܣܛܐ̇. ܕܫܒܬܐ ܏܏ܩܕ ܕܚܫܐ
  See additions.
    title: Monday
      title: Part 1
      rubric: ܕܘܥ̇ܕܗ ܕܠܡܐܢ̣ܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܕܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ ܕܚܫܐ
    title: Tuesday
    title: Wednesday
    title: Thursday
      title: Part 1
      rubric: ܕܩܘܕܫ ܡܘܪܘܢ
      title: Part 2
      rubric: ܕܫܝ̇ܓܬܐ
      title: Part 3
      rubric: ܕܒܬܪ ܫܝ̇ܓܬܐ
    title: Friday
      title: Part 1
      rubric: ܕܣܓܕܬܐ ܕܨܠܝܒܐ
    title: Saturday
    rubric: ܫܒܬܐ ܕܣܒ̣ܪܬܐ
  title: The Sunday of the Resurrection (Easter Sunday)
  title: The week in Albis
  rubric: ܕܚܘܪ̈ܐ
    title: The Friday of the Confessors
    rubric: ܥܪܘܒܬܐ ܕܡܘ̈ܕܝܢܐ
  title: New (or Low) Sunday
  title: The third Sunday after the Resurrection
  title: The fourth Sunday
  title: The fifth Sunday
  title: The sixth Sunday
  title: The Ascension of our Lord
  title: The seventh Sunday after the Resurrection
  title: Pentecost or Whitsun Day
  title: The first Sunday after Pentecost
  title: The second Sunday
  title: The third Sunday
  title: The fourth Sunday
  title: The fifth Sunday
  title: The sixth Sunday
  title: The seventh Sunday
  title: The eighth Sunday
  title: The ninth Sunday
  title: The tenth Sunday
  title: The eleventh Sunday
  title: The twelfth Sunday
  title: The Transfiguration of our Lord, or the Feast of Tabernacles
  rubric: ܥܐܕܐ ܕܡ̈ܛܠܠܐ
  title: The first Sunday after the Transfiguration
  title: The second Sunday
  title: The third Sunday
  title: The fourth Sunday
  title: The fifth Sunday
  title: The sixth Sunday
  title: The seventh Sunday
  title: The Festival of the holy Cross
  title: The first Sunday after the holy Cross
  title: The second Sunday
  title: The third Sunday
  title: The fourth Sunday
  title: The fifth Sunday
  title: The sixth Sunday
  title: The seventh Sunday
  title: The eighth Sunday
  title: Daily, at the celebration of the holy Eucharist
  rubric: ܕܩܘܪܒܐ ܕܟܠܝܘܡ

Vellum, about 13 3/8 in. by 9 5/8, consisting of 196 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 192—196. The quires, signed with letters, are 19 in number. Each page is divided into two columns of 23 lines.

196 ff.

- Vellum, about 13 3/8 in. by 9 5/8, consisting of 196 leaves, some of which are slightly stained and torn, especially foll. 192—196. The quires, signed with letters, are 19 in number. Each page is divided into two columns of 23 lines.

This manuscript is written in a good, regular hand, with occasional Syriac vowels; dated A. Gr. 1525, A.D. 1214.

See additions.

Index of the Lessons, richly coloured with various paints. fol. 4 b

fol. 3 b

fol. 194 a

short note fol. 193

[N.B., folio location may not be available for some items below.] [N.B., items below may have been listed out of folio order in Wright's catalogue.]

- Greek words are occasionally written on the margins, but very rudely and incorrectly. See, for example, foll. 98 a, 104 b, 105 a, 114 a, 116 a, 123 a, 129 a and b, 130 a, etc.

- Colophon

A note on fol. 133 a states that the lessons for Passion Week were compiled by Daniel the blind, of Beth-Batin, and his disciple Isaac.

(ܣܓܝ ܢܘܗ̣ܪ̈ܐ = البصير, % ) [Beth-Batin is in the district of Harran, on which see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., pp. 342, 349.]

ܫܠܡ̣ܘ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܕܚܫܐ ܒܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܡܬܬ݁ܝ̣ܬܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܗܘ̈ܦܘܡܢܘܡܛܐ ܕܒܛܐܛ̇ܪܐ ܐܘ̈ܢܓܠܝܐ ܕܡܛܠ ܚܫܐ ܦܪܘܩܝܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ. ܡܟ̇ܢ̣ܫܝܢ. ܕܝܢ ܒܚܦܝ̣ܛܘܬܐ̣. ܠܪܒܢ ܪܚ̇ܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܣ̇ܓܝ ܢܘܗ̣ܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܒܬܝ̣ܢ. ܘܠܐܝܣܚܩ̣ ܬܠܡܝܕܐ ܕܝܠܗ. ܥܠ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܙܕܩ̇ ܕܢܨܲܠܐ̣. ܘܡܛܠ ܥܡ̣ܠܗܘܢ̣ ܘܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܫܒܝ̣ܚܐ ܕܡܢܗ

- Colophon

Colophon

ܫܠ̣ܡ ܠܡ̣ܟܬܒ ܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ̇ ܕܛܛܪܐ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ܇ ܚܘܕܪܐ̣ ܫ̇ܬܢܝܐ. ܏ܫܘܼ ܠܐܒܐ ܏ܘܫ. ܟܠܕܦ̇ܓܥ ܒܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ̇ ܢܨܲܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܐܠܗܐ̇ ܥܠ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ̣. ܕܟܬ݂ܒܗ. ܘܥܠ ܐܒܗ̈ܘܗܝ ܦܓܪ̈ܢܝܐ ܟܝܬ ܘܪ̈ܘܚܢܝܐ̣ ܒܒ̣ܥܘ

- Colophon

The notes on foll. 192 b and 193 a state that this manuscript was written in the year 1525 (A.D. 1214),—when John (XIV.) was patriarch of Antioch; John (VI., ibn Abī Ghālib), patriarch of Egypt; and John, bishop of the convent of Mar Simeon at Kartamīn,—in the convent of Mār Malchus, by one Simeon bar Abraham, from Arbū, for the monks of the said convent. The note on fol. 192 b reads:

ܐܫܬܠܲܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܦܘܪܫ ܩܪ̈ܝܢܐ ܫܢ̣ܬ݀ ܐܠܦ ܘܚܡܫܡܐܐ ܘ܏ܟܗ ܕܝܘܢ̈ܝܐ. ܏ܒܝܘ ܒܚܙܝܪܢ ܝܪܚܐ. ܒܝܘܡ ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܫܒܐ. ܒܦܠܓܗ ܕܝܘܡܐ. ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܦܐܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܐ. ܘܡܪܝ ܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ. ܘܡܪܝ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܦܝܣ܏ܩܘ ܕܥܘܡܪܐ ܏ܩܕ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܩܪܬܡܝܢ. ܐܬܟܬ݂ܒ ܕܝܢ ܘܐܫܬܲܡܠܝ ܒܕܝܪܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܢܨܝܚܐ. ܒܗ̇ܘ ܟܘܪܚܐ ܡ̇ܥܪܒܝܐ ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܠܐ ܕܟ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܐܢܫ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܕܐܡܝ̣ܪ. ܡܢܗ̇ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܕܐܫܬܡܗ̣ܬ܇ ܒܓܢܣܗ ܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܪܒܘ. ܒܪ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܕܡܬܝ̣ܕܥ ܕܫܘܠܡ. ܟܕ ܬܒ̇ܥ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܐܚܐ ܦܪܘܫܐ ܕܥܬܝܕ ܕܢܦܓܥ̣ ܒܗ ܕܢܨܠܐ ܥܠ ܚ̇ܛܝܐ ܕܟܬ̣ܒ ܐܝܟ ܚ̇ܝ̣ܠܗ. ܏ܘܫ ܘܨܠܲܘ ܥܠ ܕܕ̈ܢܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܡܘܫܐ ܘܐܒܘ ܝܣܝܪ ܏ܩܫ. ܘܡܢܨܘܪ. ܘܨܠܲܘ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܏ܘܩܫ ܘܪܒܢ ܡܪܩܘܣ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܏ܘܩܫܝ ܐܪܒܝܐ. ܘܨܲܠܘ ܥܠ ܐܒܗ̈ܝܗܘܢ. ܘܨܲܠܘ ܥܠ ܪܒܢ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܏ܩܫܝ ܘܕܝܪܝܐ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܫ̇ܡ̣ܫ ܐܝܟ ܚܲܝܠܗ. ܘܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܨܲܠܐ ܐܦ ܗ̣ܘ ܢܬܚܲܣܐ ܐܡܝܢ܀ ܘܨܲܠܘ ܥܠ ܪܒܢ ܝܘܐܢܝܣ ܏ܡܫܡ ܒܪ ܝܫܘܥ ܕܘܢܝܣܪܝܐ ܕܐܦ ܗ̣ܘ ܐܫܬܘܬܦ ܒܛܝܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ. ܨܲܠܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܗܘ ܫܪܝܪܐ

[On John, patriarch of Antioch, see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii. p. 370, no. 49; and Le Quien, Oriens Christ., t. ii., col. 1391] [On John, patriarch of Egypt, see Renaudot, Hist. Patr. Alexandr. Jacob., p. 554; and Le Quien, Oriens Christ., t. ii., col. 488]
- Colophon

The second of two notes concerning the manuscript's origin (see above), written on fol. 193 a, reads:

ܠܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܘܠܐܝܩܪܐ ܕܬܠܝܬܝܘܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܘܫܘܝܲܬ݀ ܒܐܘܣܝܐ ܏ܘܫ. ܘܠܨܒ̣ܬܐ ܘܗ̣ܕܪܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܩܐܬܘܠܝܩܝ ܘܫܠܝܚܝܬܐ. ܘܠܗܘܓܝܐ ܘܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܚ̈ܦܝܛܐ ܘܪ̈ܚܡ̇ܝ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܝ̣ܨܦ ܘܟܬ̣ܒ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܗܢܐ ܡܠܸܐ [ܚ̈ܝܐ] ܫܡܥܘܢ ܚܛܝܐ. ܒܪ ܐܒܪܗܡ̣. ܡܢ ܐܪܒܘ ܡܒܪܟܬܐ. ܒܝܨܝܦܘܬܐ ܡܲܢ ܘܫܐܠܬܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ. ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܪܝܫܕܝܪ̈ܐ ܡܘܫܐ ܘܝܘܚܢܢ. ܘܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ. ܘܪܒܢ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܩܘܢܟܝܐ. ܘܪܒܢ ܓܘܪܓܝܣ. ܘܪܒܢ ܐܒܪܗܡ̣. ܘܪܒܢ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܘܪܒܢ ܐܒܪܗܡ̣ ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ. ܬܘܒ ܕܝܢ ܘܡܛܠ ܕܢܫܟ̣ܚܘܢ ܪ̈ܚܡ̣ܐ ܘܦܐܪܪܝܣܝܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܗ̣ܢܘܢ ܘܥܢ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ̣ ܒܢܛܝ̣ܪܘܬܐ ܕܗܘܢܐ ܘܚܘܠܡܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܐ ܝ̣ܨܦܘ ܘܩܢܐ̣ܘܘܗܝ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܏ܩܕ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܕܡܪܝ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ̇ ܦ̇ܠܚܐ ܢܨܝܚܐ. ܏ܘܫ. ܨܲܠܘ ܥܠ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܓܘܪܣܐ ܘܥܠ ܪܒܢ ܡܘܫܐ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܒܪ ܡܪܣܒܐ ܢܝܚܠܝܐ ܕܗܢ̣ܘܢ ܥܕܪܘ ܥܡܝ ܐܝܟ ܚܲܝܠܗܘܢ ܨܠܲܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܡܪܢ

- Beneath the above note, there is written in red ink:

ܨ̇ܠܘ ܥܠ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܚܚܝܐ (?) ܕܐܫ̇ܬܘܿܬܦ ܒ[ܗ]

- On the lower margin of fol. 193 a there stands a note of more recent date, much of which has been purposely erased. What is still legible, runs as follows:

ܝܨܦܘ ܘܩܢܐܘܘܗܝ ܠܥܕܬܐ ܩܕܝܫܬܐ ܕܝܠܕܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܡܪܝ ܬܐܘܡܐ ܕ . . . ܒܝܨܝܦܘܬܐ ܕܩܫܝܫܐ ܡܘܫܐ ܘܪܝܫ ܕܘܕܘܦܝܠ (?) ܣܥܕܐ (?) ܙܒܢܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܕܝܪܝܐ ܏ܘܡܫ ܢܟܦܐ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ

- The flyleaves of this manuscript contain notes of various dates, often rather carelessly written. The oldest of these, fol. 195 b dated A. Gr. 1616, A.D. 1305, relates to the clearing out (?) of a well, or rather cistern, called the Camels' well, situated close to the convent of Malchus, and to the tonsure of certain monks.

ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘ܏ܣ ܏ܝܘ ܐܬܚܪܪ ܓܘܒܐ ܕܓ̈ܡܠܐ ܒܝܨܝܦܘܬܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܫܘܝܝ ܠܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܪܒܢ ܚܒܝܒ ܘܪܒܢ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܘܪܒܢ ܝܘܣܦ ܘܡܩܕܣܝ ܓܒܪܝܠ ܘܪܒܢ ܓܒܪܝܠ ܕܒܰܪܝ ܘܪܒܢ ܚܘܝܫܒ ܘܪܒܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܩܕܣܝ ܘܪܒܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܘܪܒܢ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܥܒܘܠܐ ܘܪܒܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܩܪܝܪܐ ܘܪܒܢ ܣܛܦܢܐ ܘܪܒܢ ܩܘܡܐ ܘܪܒܢ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܘܪܒܢ ܒܟܘܣ ܘܪܒܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܘܐܣܬܦܪ ܬܪܝܢ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܪܒܢ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܘܪܒܢ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܘܪܒܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܕܥܝܙܪ ܘܪܒܢ ܟܡܝܣ ܪܒܢ ܒܟܘܣ ܘܪܒܢ ܥܡܘܢܝܠ (sic) ܐܠܗܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܘܬܦ ܐܢ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܘܐܢ ܒܥܒܕܐ

- The next note on the flyleaves, in point of age, dated A. Gr. 1680, A.D. 1369, refers to another clearing out (?) of the same well.

ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܫ̈ܬܡܐܐ ܘܬܡ̈ܢܝܢ ܐܬܚܪܪ ܓܘܒܐ ܕܓ̈ܡܠܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܏ܘ ܒܐܒ ܝܪܚܐ ܝܘܡ ܥܐܕܐ ܕܡ̈ܛܠܠܐ ܒܝܨܝܦܘܬܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܐ ܫܘܝܝ ܠܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܛܒܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܩܕܡ ܡ̈ܠܐܟܘܗܝ ܩ̈ܕܝܫܐ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܐܒܝ ܘܪܒܢ ܥܙܝܙ ܘܪܒܢ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܪܒܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܘܪܒܢ ܐܒܝ ܢܝܚܠܝܐ ܘܪܒܢ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܘܪܒܢ ܝܘܣܦ ܕܒܰܪܝ ܘܬܰܪܳܥܳܐ ܡܢܨܘܪ ܚܒܒܝܐ ܚܢܢ ܟܬܒܢܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܘܡܪܝܐ ܢܟܬܘܒ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܒܘܟܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܫܬܘܬܦ ܪܒܢ ܐܚܐ ܡܢܥܡܝܐ

- On fol. 196 a there is a deed relating to the acquisition of certain lands by the monks of the convent of Malchus , dated A. Gr. 1708, A.D. 1397.

. . . ܫܢܬܐܠܦ ܘܫܒܥܡܐܐ . . . ܘܬܡܢܐ . . . ܗܐ ܏ܫܘ ܐܡܝܢ ܘܠܥܠܡܝܢ܀. . . ܝܢܢ ܫܘܘ̈ܟܢܐ ܕܫܟܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܚܒܒ. (sic). . . ܬܐ ܠܕܝܪܐ ܏܏ܩܕ ܕܢܨܝܚܐ ܘܪܡ ܒܓ̈ܒܝܐ. ܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܨܠܘܬܗ ܥܡܢ ܐܡܝܢ ܒܡܬܢܐ ܕܚܕܘ̈ܬܐ ܩܕܡܐܝܬ ܚܢܐ ܘܣܸܗܪܐ (sic) ܏ܘܩܫ ܒܪܨܘܡܐ ܘܐܚܘ̈ܗܝ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܣܛܦܢܐ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܫܟܢ ܘܢܣܒ ܕܡ̈ܝ ܐܪ̈ܥܬܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܚܢܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܡܠܬ ܦܘܡܝܗܘܢ. ܐܢ̇ܐ ܡܚܝܠܐ ܕܒܫܡ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܪܒܘ. ܘܡܬܐܡܪ ܕܝ܏ܘܣܩܪ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ. ܘܗܠܝܢ ܐܚ̈ܐ ܕܝܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܠܗܘܢ ܫܟܢ ܘܢܣܒ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܪܒܢ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܘܪܒܢ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܘܪܒܢ ܫܒܐ ܘܪܒܢ ܣܗܕܐ ܘܕܝܪܐ (sic) ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܟܕ ܟܢܝܫܝܢ ܒܫܘܝܘܬܐ ܟܬܒܢܢ ܒܚܦܝܛܘܬܐ ܕܐܚܘܬܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܠܐܢܫ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܐܘ̇ ܡܦܣܢܘܬܐ. ܡܢ ܝܘܡܢ ܠܗܠ ܕܢܐܡܪ ܡܕܡ ܐܠܐ ܕܦܫ ܡܢ ܥܩܪܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܟܕ ܚܪܝܙܝܢ ܒܗ ܒܥܩܪܐ ܕܕܝܪܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠ ܕܢܐܡܪ ܘܐܘܿ (sic) ܢܗܦܘܟ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܢܗܘܐ ܥܕܝܠ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܢܢ ܡܚܝܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܠܙܘܗܪܐ ܕܡܗ̈ܝܡܢܐ.

- To the year 1716, A.D. 1405, belongs the following brief memorial on fol. 195 b.

ܒܫܡ ܡܪܢ ܟܬܒܝܢܢ ܥܘܗܕܢܐ ܪܒܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܡܫܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܫܬܪܟܐ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܡܒܪܟܬܐ ܠܐܒܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܪܒܢ ܓܒܪܐܝܠ ܟܠ ܕܩܪܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܒܚܘܒܐ ܐܠܗܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܢܚܣܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܠܥܢܝ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܐܝܢ ܒܡܠܬܐ ܘܐܝܢ ܒܥܒܕܐ ܐܡܝܢ ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܫܒܥܡܐ ܘܝܘ ܕܝ̈ܘܢܝܐ

- On fol. 1 a there are Arabic notes, written in Syriac characters, which seem to be dated A. Gr. 1829 (ܐܦܟܛ) A.D. 1518, and A. Gr. 1860 (ܐܦܣ), A.D. 1549. These refer to the purchase of the volume by different persons. Here are also recorded some incidents of the year 1851 (ܐܦܢܐ), A.D. 1540, written down in the village of ܐܠܡܢܥܪ .

- The following note is dated A.D. 1578. It contains a memorandum of a deed, giving to the Syriac congregation at Jerusalem the right of cutting firewood at a certain place.

ܒܫܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܥܝܢ ܚܝ̈ܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ. ܘܠܡܐ ܟܐܢ ܒܬܐܪܝܟ ܣܢܗ̈ ܏ܐܦܦܛ ܝܘܢܐܢܝܗ ܚܛܪܬ ܐܢܐ ܐܠܚܩܝܪ ܚܢܐ ܒܣܡ ܪܐܗܒ ܡܢ ܒܠܕ ܡܐܪܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܗ̈ ܒܢܐܒܝܠ ܘܓܕܕܬ ܗܕܐ ܐܠܐܢܓܝܠ ܐܠܡܩܕܣ ܠܒܝܬ ܡܩܕܣܝ ܣܠܡܐܢ ܐܒܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܬ ܡܢܥܪ ܘܕܐܠܟ ܩܪ ܘܐܥܬܪܦ ܡܩܕܣܝ ܣܠܡܐܢ ܒܚܛܪܬ ܘܠܕܗܳ ܩܣ ܡܢܨܘܪ ܘܝܫܘܥ ܐܢ ܐܘܩܦ ܐܠܝ ܐܠܩܕܣ ܐܠܫܪܝܦ ܐܠܝ ܛܐܝܦܬ ܐܠܣܪܝܐܢ ܐܠܥܐܡܗ ܕܚܠܬ (?)ܓܣܘܪܬ (?)ܟܫܒ ܚܛܒܐܢ ܘܕܠܒ (sic) ܦܝ ܪܝܪ (?)ܟܦܝܦ ܘܩܦܐ ܡܘܒܪܐ ܘܚܣܒܐ (ܘܚܒܣܐ) ܡܟܠܕܐ ܥܠܝ ܪܘܚܗܳ ܘܪܘܚ ܚܪܡܬܗܳ ܘܨܕܩܗ ܥܢ ܐܘܠܕܗܳ ܠܠܗ ܬܥܐܠܝ ܡܐ ܠܗܳ ܐܚܕ ܦܝܗܐ ܒܝܥ ܘܠܐ ܫܪܝ ܘܠܐ ܐܟܕ ܘܠܐ ܥܛܐ ܘܟܠܡܢ ܩܪܝܒ ܐܡ ܐܗܠ ܐܡ ܩܪܐܝܒ ܝܟܘܢ ܡܘܛܥ ܩܐܝܢ ܐܠܕܝ ܩܛܠ ܗܐܒܝܠ الخ

- On fol. 1 b there is an autograph note by Ignatius (IV.), patriarch of Antioch , written in the year 1909, A.D. 1598, at the village of Sammadār, which furnishes some farther particulars regarding the history of this manuscript.

ܝܗ ܒܫܡ ܐܝܬܝܐ ܡܬܘܡܝܐ ܕܟܠ ܐܚܝ̣ܕ ܕܠܗ ܬܘܕ̈ܝܢ ܐܝܓܢܐܛܝܘܣ ܬܚܘܒܐ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܘܠܡܐ ܟܐܢ ܒܬܐܪܝܟ ܐܠܦ ܘܬܣܥܡܐܝܗ ܘܬܣܥܗ ܝܘܢܐܢܝܗ ܚܛܪܢܐ ܦܝ ܐܠܩܪܝܗ̈ ܐܠܥܐܡܪܗ ܣܡܕܐܪ ܘܐܚܛܪܘܐ ܐܘܠܐܕܢܐ ܐܠܡܒܐܪܟܝܢ ܥܢܕܢܐ ܘܒܥܕ ܕܠܟ ܐܥܠܡܘܢܐ ܒܗܐܕܐ ܐܠܐܢܓܝܠ ܐܠܡܩܕܣ ܐܢܗܳ ܦܩܕ ܐܫܬܪܐܗ ܐܠܪܝܣ ܝܥܩܘܳܒ ܒܡܐܠܗܳ ܡܢ ܐܠܒܐܝܥ ܡܩܕܣܝ ܣܠܡܐܢ ܡܢ ܡܢܥܪ ܘܒܥܕ ܕܠܟ ܬܢܝܚ ܪܝܣ ܝܥܩܘܳܒ ܐܠܡܕܟܘܪ ܡܢ ܣܡܕܐܪ ܘܡܢ ܒܥܕܗܳ ܒܩܐ ܐܒܢܗܳ ܪܝܣ ܢܘܪܐܠܕܝܢ ܦܘܩܦܗܳ ܐܠܝ ܐܠܒܝܥܗ̈ ܐܠܡܥܛܡܗ̈ ܣܬܢܐ ܐܠܣܝܕܗ ܒܝܥܗ̈ ܐܠܛܝܥܗ ܥܠܝ ܪܘܚ ܐܒܘܗܳ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܘܐܡܗܳ ܓܐܠܗܳ ܘܥܠܝ ܪܘܚ ܓܡܝܥ ܐܡܘܐܬܗܡ ܘܥܠܝ ܚܝܐܬܗܳ ܐܠܠܗ ܝܬܩܒܠ ܡܢܗܳ ܘܝܪܚܡ ܐܡܘܐܬܗܳ ܘܒܥܕ ܕܠܟ ܚܕܝܢܐ ܥܠܝ ܟܠܡܢ ܝܢܛܪ ܒܗܕܐ ܐܠܟܬܐܒ ܐܠܐܢܓܝܠ ܟܠܡܗ̈ ܪܘܚ ܐܠܩܕܣ ܐܢܗ ܡܐ ܝܛܐܠܥܗ ܡܢ ܐܠܒܝܥܗ̈ ܐܠܛܝܥܗ ܘܠܐ ܝܢܒܐܥ ܘܠܐ ܝܢܫܪܝ ܘܠܐ ܝܢܒܥܬ ܡܢ ܡܘܛܥ ܐܠܝ ܡܘܛܥ ܘܟܠܡܢ ܬܣܐܦܗ الخ [On Ignatius, patriarch of Antioch, see Assemani, Bibl. Or., t. ii., p. 381, no. 54; Le Quien, Oriens Christ., t. ii., col. 1396]

- The manuscript was still at Sammadār in the year 1939 (A.D. 1628), when it was bound by a priest named ‘Abd al-Masīh.

ܘܠܡܐ ܟܐܢ ܒܬܐܪܝܟ ܣܢܗ̈ ܐܠܦ ܘܬܣܥܡܐܝܗ ܘܬܣܥܗ ܘܬܠܐܬܝܢ ܫܕ ܗܕܐ ܐܠܐܢܓ݂ܝܠ ܐܠܡܩܕܣ ܐܠܡܟܪܡ ܐܠܫܪܝܦ ܐܠܡܚܡܘܠ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܐܝܐܕܝ ܫܕܗܳ ܐܠܥܒܕ ܐܠܚܩܝܪ ܐܠܦܩܝܪ ܐܠܟ݂ܐܛܝ ܐܠܓ݂ܐܝܨ ܦܝ ܒܚܪ ܐܠܟܛܐܝܐ ܒܐܣܡ ܩܣ ܥܒܕ ܐܠܡܣܝܚ ܐܒܢ ܐܠܡܪܚܘܡ ܩܣ ܝܫܘܥ ܐܒܢ ܐܠܡܬܢܝܚ ܩܣ ܣܠܡܐܢ ܡܢ ܐܠܓܙܪܝܗ̈ (sic) ܐܠܩܪܕܘܝܗ ܘܟܐܢ ܫܕܗܳ ܦܝ ܛܝܥܗ̈ ܐܠܡܒܐܪܟܗ ܣܡܐܕܐܪ ܒܛܠܒܗ̈ ܐܗܠ ܐܠܛܝܥܗ̈ ܐܠܡܕܟܘܪܗ ܩܣ ܥܒܕ ܐܠܢܘܪ ܐܒܢ ܩܣ ܣܠܡܐܢ ܘܪܝܣ ܝܘܣܦ ܘܐܗܠ ܐܠܛܝܥܗ ܘܟܐܢ ܕܠܟ ܦܝ ܫܗܪ ܚܙܝܪܐܢ ܦܐܠܪܓܐ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܐܟ ܝܢܛܪܗܳ ܝܬܪܚܡ

- The manuscript was also still in Sammadār in the year 1964, A.D. 1653, when the patriarch Yeshūa’ made the following entry in it.

ܠܡܐ ܟܐܢ ܒܬܐܪܝܟ ܣܢܗ̈ ܐܨܣܕ ܦܝ ܣܒܥܐ ܘܥܫܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܫܗܪ ܐܝܠܘܠ ܐܠܡܒܐܪܟ ܩܕ ܣܡܢܐ ܦܝ ܒܥܝܗ̈ ܐܠܣܝܕܗ ܐܠܕܝ ܦܝ ܩܪܝܬ ܣܡܕܐܪ ܩܣ ܏ܥ ܐܠܡܣܝܚ ܘܩܣ ܣܠܡܐܢ ܐܘܠܐܕ ܩܣ ܏ܥ ܐܠܢܘܪ ܘܫܡܐܣ ܐܝܘܒ ܐܒܢ ܝܘܣܦ ܘܫܡܐܣ ܨܠܝܒܐ ܐܒܢ ܥܝܣܐ ܘܫܡܐܣ ܏ܥ ܐܠܚܕ ܡܢ ܩܪܝܗ̈ ܡܢܥܪ ܩܕ ܣܡܬܗܡ ܐܢܐ ܒܐܛܪܝܪܟ ܝܫܘܥ ܘܪܚܡܗ̈ܐܠܠܗ ܥܠܝ ܟܠܢܐܐܓܡܥܝܢ ܐܡܝܢ

- A long list of donations to the church of the blessed Virgin at Sammadār , written A. Gr. 1976, A. D. 1665.

ܣܪܝܛ ܒܫܢܬ݀ ܏ܐܨܥܘ܀ ܒܣܡ ܐܠܐܒ ܘܐܠܐܒܢ ܘܪܘܚ ܐܠܩܕܣ ܐܠܗ ܘܐܚܕ ܢܒܕܝ ܘܢܟܬܒ ܐܘܩܐܦ ܒܝܥܗ̈ ܐܠܣܝܕܗ ܐܠܕܝ ܦܝ ܛܝܥܗ̈ ܣܡܕܐܪ܀ ܩܕ ܐܘܩܦ ܥܝܕܠ ܐܠܚܠܠܝ ܘܐܟ݂ܘܗ ܠܚܕܘܐ ܟܠ ܣܢܗ ܟܡܣ ܫܐܗܝܐܬ ܥܠܝ ܪܘܚܗܡ ܘܪܘܚ ܐܡܘܐܬܗܡ܀ ܩܕ ܐܘܩܦ ܣܠܡܐܢ ܐܒܢ ܕܐܘܕ ܐܠܚܠܠܝ ܟܠ ܣܢܗ ܫܐܗܝܬܝܢ܀ ܩܕ ܐܘܩܦ ܥܒܕܐܠ ܐܒܢ ܓܪܝܒ ܓܐܢ ܟܠ ܣܢܗ ܫܐܗܝܬܝܢ܀ ܩܕ ܐܘܩܦ ܟܵܪܟܵܐ ܐܒܢ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܠܥܝܢ ܡܠܟܝ ܟܠ ܣܢܗ ܫܐܗܝܐ܀ ܩܕ ܐܘܩܦ ܫܡܵܐ ܐܒܢ ܓܒܪܝܠ ܟܠ ܣܢܗ ܫܐܗܝܬܝܢ܀ ܩܕ ܐܘܩܦ ܐܝܫܘܥ ܐܒܢ ܦܛܪܘܣ ܟܠ ܣܢܗ ܫܐܗܝܬܝܢ܀ ܩܕ ܐܘܩܦ ܥܙܘܵܐ ܐܒܢ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܟܠ ܣܢܗ ܐܪܒܥ ܫܐܗܝܬܐ܀ ܩܕ ܐܘܩܦ ܐܒܪܗܝܡ ܐܒܢ ܐܝܫܘܥ ܟܠ ܣܢܗ ܫܐܗܬܝܢ܀ ܩܕ ܐܘܩܦ ܚܢܐ ܐܒܢ ܩܪܝܐܩܣ ܟܠ ܣܢܗ ܫܐܗܝܬܝܢ܀ ܩܕ ܐܘܩܦ ܓ݂ܪܝܒ ܓܐܢ ܐܒܢ ܐܠܝܐ ܟܠ ܣܢܗ ܫܐܗܝܬܝܢ܀ ܩܕ ܐܘܩܦ ܚܝܕܪ ܘܐܒܢܗܳ ܥܒܕ ܐܠܐܚܕ ܟܠ ܣܢܗ ܐܪܒܥ ܫܐܗܝܗ . . ܩܕ ܐܘܩܦ ܐܝܫܘܥ. ܘܐܘܠܐܕ ܐܚܡܐܗ ܫܡܐܣ ܚܢܐ ܘܩܐܣܗ ܟܠ ܣܢܗ ܐܪܒܥ ܫܐܗܝܗ܀ ܩܕ ܐܘܩܦ ܐܻܣܚܐܩ ܘܐܟ݂ܘܗܳ ܐܒܪܐܗܝܡ ܟܠ ܣܢܗ ܬܠܬ ܫܐܗܝܗ܀ ܩܕ ܐܘܩܦ ܢܥܡܗ ܐܠܥܛܦܐܢܝ ܟܠܣܢܗ. ܏ܒ. ܩܕ ܐܘܩܦܬ ܣܪܐ ܚܡܝܬ ܡܣܥܘܕ ܟܠܣܢܗ . ܏ܒ. ܩܕ ܐܘܩܦܘܐ ܫܡܵܐ ܐܒܢ ܚܒܝܒ ܘܐܟܬܗܳ ܡܪܝܡ ܟܠ ܣܢܗ ܐܪܒܥ ܫܐܗܝܗ܀ ܩܕ ܐܘܩܦܬ ܡܠܘܟܗ ܐܡܪܐܬ ܐܒܪܐܗܝܡ ܟܠ ܣܢܗ ܫܐܗܝܬܝܢ܀ ܩܕ ܐܘܩܦ ܥܒܕ ܐܠܐܚܕ ܐܒܢ ܝܘܣܦ ܟܠ ܣܢܗ. ܏ܒ. ܩܕ ܐܘܩܦ ܡܣܥܘܕ ܘܐܒܢܗܳ ܥܒܕ ܐܠܐܚܕ ܟܠܣܢܗ ܫܐܗܝܬܝܢ܀ ܐܠܠܗ ܝܬܩܒܠ ܡܢܗܡ܀ ܩܕ ܐܘܩܦ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܟܘܐ ܥܐܡܘܢ. ܟܠ ܣܢܗ ܬܠܬ ܫܐܗܝܐܬ܀

- A note, dated A. Gr. 2146, A.H. 1250, A.D. 1835, carelessly written in Karshūnī and Turkish by one David of Amid or Diyār-bakr .

ܩܕ ܢܛܪ ܦܝ ܗܕܐ ܐܠܐܢܓܝܠ ܐܠܣܠܢܓܝܠܝ ܐܠܟܐܛܝ ܐܠܕܢܝ ܐܠܢܩܝ (sic) ܪܒܐܢ ܕܐܘܕ ܐܰܡܰܕܺܝ̣ ܦܝ ܫܢܬ ܒܩܡܘ ܝܘܢܐܢܝܗ

- Besides the above notes, we find on fol. 194 b and 196 b, a list of the members, male and female, of some fraternity.

ܒܫܡ ܡܪܢ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܐܚܘܬܐ ܡܐܪܝܡ ܚܬܐ ܕܐܝܠܢ ܫܡܘܢܝ ܚܬܐ ܕܐܝܠܢ܀ ܕܘܝܕ ܐܚܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܡܢܥܡ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܥܡܬܐ ܕܝܠܗ ܡܪܝܡ܀ ܡܣܥܘܕ ܒܪ ܡܪܣܒܐ ܐܚܐ ܕܝܠܢ ܨܠܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ. ܒܬ ܩܝܡܐ ܫܘܫܢ ܒܪܬ ܡܪܣܒܐ ܚܬܐ ܨܠܘ ܥܠܝܗ. ܏܏܏ܘܫ

- On fol. 196 b there is also an inventory, in Arabic, of the furniture of a convent.

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AD 1214 AG 1525 Convent of Mar Malchus

Manuscript description based on Wright's Catalogue , abbreviated by the Syriaca.org editors.

William Wright Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1838 London 1870 CCXXVI 1:161-167